The Museum of Romanticism ( Spanish: ''Museo del Romanticismo'') is a State-owned art museum located in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated in 1924 as ''Museo Romántico''.

History

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The museum is housed at Calle de San Mateo 13. It was linked since its inception to the patronage of the Marquis of Vega-Inclán. The museum opened on 1 June 1924. The building was purchased by the Spanish State three years after the inauguration of the museum, in 1927. The overseeing institution and the entire collection of the Marquis was bequeathed to the Spanish State after the death of the former in 1942. The building, dating from the late 18th-century, consists of two stories plus an attic floor, which is not open to the public. Both the collection and the building were protected as '' historical-artistic monument'' in 1962. The museum's exhibits are presented in the context of a historic house with a dining room, billiard room etc. They include items related to the

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writer

Mariano José de Larra Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro (24 March 1809 – 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th- ...

. In November 2009, the

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

determined the renaming of the museum to ''Museo Nacional del Romanticismo''.

Collection

Some of the landmark items exhibited at the museum include painting works by Francisco de Goya (''San Gregorio Magno''),

Leonardo Alenza Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (6 November 1807, Madrid – 30 June 1845, Madrid) was a Spanish painter and engraver in the Romantic style; associated with the Costumbrista movement. Biography His father, Valentín, was a government employee and am ...

(''Satira del suicidio romántico'', ''Sátira del suicidio por amor'' and ''El dios grande''), Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer (''El conspirador carlista''),

Antonio Carnicero Antonio Carnicero (1748–1814) was a Spanish painter of the Neoclassical style. In addition to his paintings, over the course of his career he also produced prints and engravings as well as creating theatrical decorations. Family and training ...

(''Retrato de Godoy''), José Aparicio (''Desembarco de Fernando VII''), Joaquín Espalter (''La familia Flaquer''), Vicente López Portaña (''Retrato del Marqués de Remisa''), Antonio María Esquivel (''El general Prim a caballo'' and ''Retrato de Alfredito Romea''),

Eugenio Lucas Velázquez Eugenio Lucas Velázquez (9 February 1817 – 11 September 1870) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style, known for genre and costumbrista scenes which often featured fantastic elements. Nineteenth-century sources refer to him as Eugenio Lu ...

(''Cueva de bandidos''),

Charles Porion Charles Porion (1814–1908) was a French painter. Early life Charles Porion was born on 1 May 1814 in Amiens. He was trained by Michel Martin Drolling and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Career Porion came second at the 1840 Prix de Rome. He ex ...

(''Isabel II pasando revista a las tropas''),

Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (9 February 181510 June 1894) was a Spanish painter. Biography Born in Rome, he was the son of José de Madrazo y Agudo, the painter and former Director of the Prado Museum. Federico's grandfather on his mother side ...

(''Retrato del Duque de Rivas'', ''Retrato de la Duquesa de Rivas'', and ''Retrato de Julián Romea''), José de Madrazo (''Retrato de Fernando VII a caballo''),

Jenaro Pérez Villaamil Jenaro Pérez de Villaamil y d'Huguet (3 February 1807 – 5 June 1854) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in landscapes with figures and architectural scenes. He often inflated the scale of the buildings relative t ...

(''Puerta de Serranos en Valencia''), Joaquín Sorolla (''Retrato del Marqués de la Vega-Inclán''), Manuel Cabral Bejarano (''La copla''), José Gutiérrez de la Vega (''Retrato de Isabel II'' and ''Retrato de Larra'') and Francisco de Zurbarán (''San Francisco'').

Gallery paintings

File:Francisco de Goya - Saint Gregory the Great, Pope - Google Art Project.jpg, Francisco de Goya, ''San Gregorio Magno'' File:LEONARDO ALENZA - Sátira del suicidio romántico (Museo Romántico, Madrid, c. 1839).jpg,

, ''Sátira del suicidio romántico'' File:Leonardo Alenza - Satire du suicide.jpg, Leonardo Alenza, ''Sátira del suicido por amor'' File:Leonardo Alenza - Great God - Google Art Project.jpg, Leonardo Alenza, ''El dios grande'' File:Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer - The carlist conspirator - Google Art Project.jpg, Valeriano Domínguez Bécquer, ''The carlist conspirator'' File:Manuel Cabral - La copla - Google Art Project.jpg, Manuel Cabral Bejarano, ''La copla''

Gallery museum

References

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External links

Official websiteMuseum of Romanticism (Madrid)
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* {{Authority control Romanticism Romanticism Historic house museums in Spain Romanticism Museums established in 1924 1924 establishments in Spain Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid Buildings and structures in Justicia neighborhood, Madrid